On December 15, 2017, Florence hosted negotiations between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Paolo Del Bianco, President of Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, focusing on a joint Russian-Italian project. Tatyana Bogdasarova, RIAC Program Coordinator, also took part in the negotiations.
On December 15, 2017, Florence hosted negotiations between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Paolo Del Bianco, President of Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, focusing on a joint Russian-Italian project. Tatyana Bogdasarova, RIAC Program Coordinator, also took part in the negotiations.
In the period of sanctions and limited opportunities for the development of political, diplomatic, and economic ties between Russia and EU this project might be aimed at the development and improvement of humanitarian relations in the area of education and culture. It is also planned to perform joint researches within the framework of this project.
The sides agreed on the text of memorandum on cooperation between the two organizations as the first step to the implementation of the project.
Experts form academic and education institutions, representatives of government agencies responsible for international cooperation in the area of cultural and educational initiatives from both countries will take part in the project.
As a result of the project experts will prepare a joint report analyzing and providing recommendations on the development of contemporary Russia-EU relations in the areas of education, culture, and joint research.
